Understanding the law of obligations : essays on contract, tort and restitution / Andrew Burrows

• Autore: Burrows Andrew
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Hart Publishing, 1998
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.4102
• Soggetto topico: Contracts - Great Britain; Obligations (Law) - Great Britain; Torts - Great Britain; Restitution - Great Britain
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes and Supra national Legislation; 1 Dividing the Law of Obligations; 2 Solving the Problem of Concurrent Liability; 3 Understanding the Law of Restitution: A Map Through the Thicket; 4 Free Acceptance and the Law of Restitution; 5 Restitution Where do We Go From Here; 6 In Defence of Tort; 7 Legislative Reform of Remedies for Breach of Contract; 8 Improving Contract and Tort: the View from the Law Commission; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Through these studies of contract, tort and restitution, Andrew Burrows provides a stimulating guide to the present shape and likely future development of the law of obligations. Having argued that one should distinguish contract, tort and restitution, while recognising concurrent liability between them, Burrows goes on to map out the law of restitution and to analyse the future direction of that newly-recognised subject. Tort is then defended against those who would seek to abolish much of it. Looking through the eyes of the Law Commissioner charged with responsibility for recommending improvements to the law of obligations, the collection of essays is rounded off with a view of the main reforms needed in this central area of civil justice."--Bloomsbury Publishing; Through these studies of contract,tort and restitution, Andrew Burrows provides a stimulating guide to the present shape and likely future development of the law of obligations. Having argued that one should distinguish contract, tort and restitution, while recognising concurrent liability between them, Burrows goes on to map out the law of restitution and to analyse the future direction of that newly-recognised subject. Tort is then defended against those who would seek to abolish much of it. Looking through the eyes of the Law Commissioner charged with responsibility for recommending improvements to the law of obligations, the collection of essays is rounded off with a view of the main reforms needed in this central area of civil justice
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding the law of obligations
• ISBN: 1-84731-675-1; 1-4725-5900-2; 1-280-80871-3; 9786610808717; 1-84731-142-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825425303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II